Saturday, February 25, 1984 at 11:29 PM
1984-02-25 15:29 UTC · -16.747°, -174.772°
Magnitude
5.8 mw
Strong
Depth
257 km
Intermediate
Energy
7.6 kilotons of TNT
Gutenberg–Richter
Coordinates
-16.747°, -174.772°
Felt reports
—
Tsunami
No
Source
USGS
Region
—
Can cause damage to buildings and infrastructure near the epicentre.
At 257 km this was a intermediate earthquake. Intermediate-depth quakes spread shaking over a wider area but are usually less destructive at the surface.
This event sits in the Strong range of the moment magnitude scale.
Nearest mapped structure: Philippine Trench (~6881 km away). Last major event: 2012 Samar Earthquake (M7.6).
Area seismic-hazard score: 8/100 (low).
5 recorded M4.0+ events within 282 km in the 90 days after this earthquake.
Data from USGS. Magnitudes and locations are preliminary and may be revised. For official information consult PHIVOLCS / USGS.